5 TOP TIPS FOR A BEST-EVER ROACH

TRY OPEN-WATER SWIMS Big gravel-pit roach tend to hang out in open water, and this is where I’ve had the most success. You won’t get as many bites as you would fishing closer in, but the fish will be bigger. BAIT UP REGULARLY Keep the bait going in. I recast my feeders regularly and also use a Spomb or a spod to introduce baits such as corn, maggots and casters over the top. TIE SHORT FLUORO HOOKLINKS A 6lb fluorocarbon hooklink will minimise tangles. I tie mine as short as I can, which usually turn out at around 3ins. USE MARKER STICKS Be accurate. I use marker sticks to measure out both the rods that I’m fishing with and the ones I’m feeding with. Time doing this is well spent. FEED LITTLE-AND-OFTEN Don’t pile all the bait in at the start. Feeding little-and-often, as you would in a match, is the key to success.